The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 571 Not Every Apology Is Enough

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The moment the name “Abraham” was mentioned, the crowd that had gathered nearby collectively gasped.

Many of them had only come to check out the commotion, but the second they realized someone from the Dawson family was involved, they knew better than to speak casually.

Now that they’d heard what the two women had actually said, they couldn’t believe how reckless they were.

Sure enough, Marie’s gaze turned even darker after hearing Stella’s words.

The woman trembled under Marie’s glare. “Ms. Marie, we… we really know we were wrong. We really do. We’re so sorry. So, so sorry.”

She kept repeating it over and over.

But Marie didn’t look at her–she looked at Stella instead. “Stella.”

Stella’s face was cold and unreadable. She clearly wasn’t buying their apology.

And how could she?

If it had been some other slander, maybe she would’ve let it slide. But when it came to the Dawson family, she had zero tolerance.

When Abraham and Abel arrived, they heard Stella say, “Not every mistake can be erased with a simple sorry.”

Her voice was chilly, dangerous. She went on, “We’re all adults here. Some mistakes come with consequences.”

To Stella, the Dawson family and the Luke family were sacred ground.

Anyone who dared cross that line–she wasn’t going to let it slide.

“Tie a rope long enough and it can still be knotted. But a tongue? Guess it’s too slippery to tie, huh? If you had the guts to run your mouth, then why not have the guts to stand by it?”

A mocking voice rose from the crowd.

The two women turned toward it, shooting daggers with their eyes.

Stella and Marie followed their gaze-

And the moment Stella saw who it was, she froze.

It was Rebecca.

two gossips with contempt. “What, still playing tough? Guess you weren’t all that sincere about apologizing,

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one line-“not sincere“-made their faces turn even

Dawson family, who would dare to

eyes and

lips curved faintly in

You weren’t really sorry after all.

we really were!” one of them

don’t drag our families

who had tried to hit Stella now looked

coldly, “I’m not the one you

Not her?

Stella again. But this time, the two

thought. They figured she’d eventually be used as a pawn in a political marriage for the Luke

she’d end up with Abraham–the very man who had helped

would make her the most powerful woman in

they used to look down on… the one

Now-

hesitate and immediately understood what was going on in their

stepped forward and kicked one of them hard. The sudden pain

Stella and apologized. “Ms. Stella, we’re so sorry. Truly,

don’t think I’m worthy of that ‘Ms.

mocked her for being nothing more than

her, she might’ve let it

into it.

gave the woman a

course you are. Everyone in Falvaria knows you’re the Dawson family’s

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